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fwered by all the three forts in the bay. Afterwards 

 an officer of the Marquis d'Antin was (ent afhore with 

 compliments to the governor, in the name of the 

 captains and mailers of the frigates. After a very 

 polite reception, the governor fignified to the officer 

 that his duty obliged him to be fully informed what 

 frigates they were, whence they came, and whither 

 they were bound ; and that he defired the captains 

 would fend him a written account, together with 

 their commiffions, invoyances and clearances. And 

 this indifpenfible demand being complied with, they 

 might depend on all the friendly offices within his 

 power. This was immediately done : and on his 

 part, after an attentive perufal of the feveral papers, 

 being fatisfied with their contents, he wrote a very 

 obliging letter to the captains, offering them what- 

 ever the ifland afforded : for befides his own perfo- 

 nal diipofition to ad up to the laws of hofpitality 

 towards all who flood in need of fuccour, he and all 

 the governors of Brafil had exprefs orders in their 

 commiffions from their fovereis-n to (hew all manner of 

 friendfliip to any lliips belonging to other dates, which 

 might put in to their ports ; and likewife to furnifli 

 them all equally with whatever they wanted, provided 

 it was not detrimental to his people or veffels, nor give 

 juft caufe or complaint to any other nation at war. 

 The French captains were not wanting to lliew their 

 fenfe of fuch humane and prudent expreffions ; and 

 the generous governor foon fhewed they were fincere, 

 by furnifliing whatever provifions we required as necef- 

 fary, ordering a number of Indians to affift us in wa- 

 tering, and the tranfport to receive on board fo much 

 of the cargo of the Delivrance as was neceffary to 

 lighten her, in order to her being caulked and careened, 

 ^hat ffie might perform the remainder of the voyage 

 'Vl^th fafety and difpatch. 



Notwithstanding all the civility and friendfhip 

 of the governor in every particular, we were in the 



y 4 fame 



